The RN (EC) has an expanded scope of practice that includes a range of diagnoses, prescribing a range of drugs and ordering a range of diagnostic tests. The RN (EC) role will encompass the full scope of advanced nursing practice blended with expanded functions including medical directives.
Contribute to safe, quality care by:
- Managing a workload effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Addressing and resolving issues in a productive, respectful manner.
- Exercising sound professional judgment and using best practice guidelines.
- Contributing to a safe, inclusive environment for all through compliance with patient and staff safety policies and procedures.
What must you have?
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as an Extended Class RN and is a member in good standing.
- National certification in Nephrology Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association required or in-progress with completion date within 1 year.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
- Proven clinical experience with patient-focused care, including strong patient assessment, care planning, patient education and documentation skills.
What else do you bring?
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of theories guiding adult learning principles and principles guiding health promotion activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of planning, developing and implementing education initiatives for health care providers and community members.
- Embraces a philosophy of patient and family centered care.
- Demonstrates leadership in clinical excellence.
- Assesses and provides services to clients, families and communities.
- Provides comprehensive health services encompassing:
- Identification and management of chronic stable conditions.
- Prevention of disease and injuries.
- Health promotion and education.
- Rehabilitation
- Continuity of care.
- Support services.
- Advanced nursing assessment skills and sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics.
- Effective patient/family counseling skills.
- Excellent organizational, critical appraisal and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of initiative and self-direction.
- Exemplary interpersonal and communications skills.
- Computer literacy in a Windows environment utilizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook at a senior level.
- Proven attendance record.
- Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others.
- Demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring and values – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
Preferably, your profile also includes:
- Minimum of 5 years of recent clinical experience in Nephrology preferred.
- Membership in the Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario preferred.
- Advanced clinical knowledge of current best practices in caring for nephrology/dialysis population.
- Experience in Case Management preferred.
- Ability to participate in on-call for acute hemodialysis at Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital and other satellite sites including Southlake.
- Interest in working with acute and chronic patients in a hemodialysis environment.
- Ability to speak a second language.
*This position is representated by ONA.
*You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health.
